Portrait of Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1929. He was born in Naples, Italy. Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theatres in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.

Born: January 23, 1858

Place of Birth: Naples, Italy

Filmography

1929
The Honeymoon

as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father

1929
Burning the Wind

as Don Ramón Valdez

1928
The Wedding March

as Martin Schrammell

1928
1928
The Trail of '98

as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather

1928
1927
Cheating Cheaters

as Tony Verdi

1927
1926
1926
The Midnight Sun

as Opera Director

1926
Monte Carlo

as Count Davigny

1925
An Enemy of Men

as Tony Caruso

1925
The Phantom of the Opera

as Manager (uncredited)

1925
Fifth Avenue Models

as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor

1925
The Charmer

as Señor Sprott

1925
Contraband

as Pee Wee Bangs

1924
Greed

as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)

1924
1924
1924
Butterfly

as Von Mandescheid

1924
The Family Secret

as Tomaso Silvano

1924
1923
1923
Circus Days

as Luigi, the Clown

1923
Merry-Go-Round

as Sylvester Urban

1923
Daddy

as Cesare Gallo

1922
Foolish Wives

as Cesare Ventucci

1920
Madame X

as Victor

1920
The Penalty

as Art Teacher (uncredited)

1920
Mothers of Men

as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass

1918
Let's Get a Divorce

as Head Waiter

1917
The Siren

as Her Father

1916
1916
Hulda from Holland

as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)

1916
1915
Madame Butterfly

as The Soothsayer

1915
1912